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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
4
July 2 report from Norway township describes visitors including Joe Blosser and W P Shivvers, weather and wind damage to a chicken coop, threshing activity by Mickle Stensaas for Alex Scott, and a Sunday SS convention at J R Hugos grove with expected large attendance.
Historic ad promoting Grove's Tasteless Chill Tease claiming the bottle lists iron and quinine as ingredients with no cure and no pay offer at 50 cents.
The dry weather continues harming corn and fruit as harvest ends. Tilda Bergstrom visits sister Mrs. H Russell in Wallesberg. Best wheat yet is being threshed. Joshua Oden arrives from Omaha on the 5th and goes to Junction City on the 6th. Lenore and Clarence Miller return home to Manhattan after a week with Mrs. B. H. Carlson.
The Dorcas society plans a picnic at Olof Andersons grave on Saturday July 13. A July Fourth celebration at Concordia featured the K U band. A wedding united Chas Kackley and Stella Hedges in Kackley with a home reception for friends. Mr and Mrs Carlson hosted a party honoring Miss Beonore and Clarence Miller with music and games.
Fragment describes a Christmas gathering led by Rudolph Oden with a group returning home. It mentions a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised as the best remedy for malaria with iron and quinine, claiming no care or pain and a price of six cents.
Sunday notes show the Ist Tate Muratt seater Charlie Walter as treasurer. Nora Bartlett and Frances Lootbourrow attend duties with Mr and Mrs George Walter. Will Lewis and Orie Hall report a successful Fourth at Pawnee. Iva Bockoven improves. H Bartlett’s horse injured at the Fourth. Ice cream at Ketty and Bartletts.
Advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Offer refunds if not effective. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each box.
Mrs. R A sernyevan visited Clay Center with sister Mrs Jebseialin and returned Friday. Miss Alice Smith spent the Fourth with her uncle Ed Haney in Scandia. P T Strom had a horse badly cut on a wire Saturday. L Morris is reported very sick with typhoid fever. Misses Milda and Rose Rosene went to Concordia returning Friday. Lew Rasmussen came back from harvest fields Sunday. Miss Jessie Cardwell went to Republic Tuesday. Johnie Ambrose clerks in Republic this week. Harry Weir plans to build a new house.
Local ad notes first class Sweet-Corn pours at Seabolt's price set at 25 cents per can.
The Union celebration was a glorious Fourth with hot dusty windy and wet weather. Horse buyers returned east with good horses while families like Jim Mosher and sisters enjoyed Sunday in Union. Cuthbertson brothers threshing planned for late week as Larson family celebrated in Nelson. Mortis ill with typhoid but somewhat better. T M Johnson and son finished wheat cutting last Saturday. wind damaged small grain by scattering shocks. Romsey Munden visited Union briefly last week.
County commissioners met to consider a county high school petition. Objections centered on Scandia township omissions and certification errors in Beaver Farnington Jefferson Lincoln and Washington townships. Remonstrance required 1969 legal voters, leaving 2 352 names after Richland removal, so petition could not be considered. The Journal opposes a county high school.
Ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claims a cold cure in one day with 25 cent price. News notes John Fogelberg troubled at Concordia last Saturday, knocked Har rison down and chewed ear of Anderson, fined 25 dollars and 60 days jail, possible penitentiary offense. A. J. Riley and John Rice travel to Pacific coast for six weeks with Riley’s sister heading to Seattle. Pawnee celebration damages appraised at 20 dollars to M Weislagel by five appraisers.
The Lutheran society will hold a coffee social on Wednesday July 17 at 2 p m at Mrs Segerhammers home. Adela Perry of Belleville has been granted a widow pension of eight dollars monthly. Howard and Bertha Banks visit relatives in Nebraska this week. Miss Granstedt visited Hebron Nebraska Tuesday. County commissioners are in session again this week. Nichols plans to depart for Oklahoma soon. Ivénson has gone to Oklahoma with A Kilingson. Kate Smith returned from Courtland Tuesday. Remick's Eczema Cure is advertised for curing stubborn skin conditions.
Mr Wim Brown of Dundee Scotland born August 4 1816 died at his daughter Mrs Kor combs home three miles north of Couect land at 12 M July dth AYU. He came to America in childhood and married in 1850. He leaves eight children. Funeral held at his daughter’s home and burial in Prairie Rose Cemetery beside his wife. P M Herrick.
Little Martinus Larson spilled carbolic acid on his hands at his grandparents home but was saved by a soda poultice applied by Mrs. Geo Larson. Communion services are set for Sunday at 10 30 a m at the Swedish Lutheran church. C A Wardrum visited relatives in Belleville Monday.
The advertisement touts The Graham smoker or SEABOLTS as the best cigars on earth. It urges readers to use DeWitt's Little Early Risers to keep bowels in order and avoid griping, claiming a gentle action and easy health benefits.
A provincial advertisement urges buyers to wait for Olson-Freeburg Furniture discounts on children’s chairs hammocks croquet sets and express wagons and notes worm infestation dangers in infants and the need for remedies. Also promotes WIOTES CREAM VERMLUG and HERINE with pricing and a weather related health concern. A reader teases a query about women’s waist placement in humor.
First published July 12 1901 Ordinance No 102 approved by City officers with attestation. Partially legible notes reference July and officials involved.
A collage of scattered ads and commentary from Lindsborg News and similar papers. Mentions prices such as 70 cents and 50 cents, medical remedies like DeWitt’s Little Early Rise, One Minute Cough Cure, and Diet notes. Included are garbled phrases about health, diet, and a few names, with phrases referencing Marion and veterans.
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